Charlie Shrem Assumes Business Development Role at Payza
Charlie Shrem is moving into the next step of his career. We're learning that the twenty-four year old has assumed a business development role at Payza, a London-based online payments platform in a move that hopes to take him past his current legal issues and back into the bitcoin realm. "I am responsible for overseeing development, integration and incorporation of Bitcoin and Digital Currency into the Payza Global Platform," Shrem told NEWSBTC on Thursday evening. If you haven't already guessed, it would appear Payza is planning to enter the world of digital currency. "Payza specializes....
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Payment services company Payza on Wednesday confirmed in a blog post they are actively exploring the possibilities of integrating the bitcoin digital currency into their platform. This news comes following a May 15th report from NEWSBTC that indicated Charlie Shrem had assumed a business development role at the company, with Shrem telling us that he is "responsible for overseeing development, integration and incorporation of Bitcoin and Digital Currency into the Payza Global Platform." Company VP of Product Ali Nizameddine said Payza - which operates out of London - has a "distinct vision"....
Global online payment processor Payza has announced it is now offering customers in 190 countries the ability to buy bitcoin via bank transfer. Payza took to its official blog to reveal the news, though this formal announcement followed preliminary tweets from both Payza business development consultant Charlie Shrem and the London and Montreal-based company itself. In its formal remarks, Payza hinted that the bitcoin buying option will allow it to pursue larger goals in the bitcoin and digital currency space, stating: "This is our first step into the exciting space of cryptocurrency,....
Editor's Note: Charlie Shrem has responded publicly by clarifying that he has not been banned from any conferences. A misreading of events caused by verbiage which CCN profusely apologizes for initially printing. Shrem has responded to CCN inquiries from earlier today and will release a full statement on the happenings soon. CCN wishes Charlie Shrem the best of luck in his 9/22/14 trial, his case has been previously written about here. Charlie Shrem's favorite picture of Charlie Shrem. Embattled former Bitcoin Foundation member Charlie Shrem has faced his share of legal trouble with the....
Charlie Shrem is released from prison; Ethereum successfully “hard-forks,” and the Bank of England may issue its own digital currency. Want to catch up on your latest crypto-news? Take a look at the stories below. CHARLIE SHREM. Bitcoin evangelist Charlie Shrem has been released from prison after serving one year of what was originally set to be a two-year sentence. Shrem was arrested at JFK airport last year after speaking at a Bitcoin conference in Europe. Shrem was charged for helping a BitInstant customer covert USD to bitcoin that would ultimately be used to purchase drugs through the....
Charlie Shrem was formally indicted on April 10th. Three months ago, Charlie Shrem, the former Vice Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and CEO of the now-defunct BitInstant, was arrested in New York on charges of money laundering and acting as an unlicensed money transmitter. The allegations against Shrem were that he laundered over $1 million in bitcoins for users of Silk Road - the illegal online drug marketplace that was shut down by the FBI back in October 2013, and that he wilfully neglected to report unlawful transactions that were conducted through BitInstant by Robert Faiella, a....